Family-based cognitive behavioural therapy versus family-based relaxation therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder in children and adolescents: protocol for a randomised clinical trial (the TECTO trial) (vol 22, 204, 2022)

Summary: This study aims to compare the benefits and harms of family-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and family-based psychoeducation and relaxation training (FPRT) in youth with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The trial is designed to reduce bias and includes follow-up assessments to evaluate the outcomes of the participants. The study is a randomized clinical trial with approximately 128 participants, with equal numbers assigned to the experimental intervention (FCBT) and the control intervention (FPRT).